# Dantha Village, Punasa, Khandwa (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Punasa, Khandwa 

# Dantha

Dantha is a village in Punasa sub-district of Khandwa district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **802 people in 158 households**, the 107th largest of 165 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.2%.

- 802people (2011)
- 158households
- 48.9%literacy
- 1,005females per 1,000 males

## Dantha PIN code and other codes

Dantha falls in Punasa sub-district, Khandwa district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockKillod
- Census village code505914

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Dantha from nearby towns?

- Punasa (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Khandwa (district HQ)110 km by road
- Khandwa (nearest town)110 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Dantha?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Dantha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Punasa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Khandwa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Indore
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Dantha known for?

About 40% of the 823 hectares of village land is sown, and 214 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Dantha

Of every 100 households in Dantha in 2011, 22 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dantha · ■ Punasa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****22%**

**76%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**29%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**21%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**92%

Use banking services ****44%**

**55%

Television ****2%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****19%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****57%**

**44%

Own their home ****99%**

**92%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Dantha?

■ Dantha · ■ Punasa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****48.9%**

**64.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1005**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1121**

**932

Working population ****55.2%**

**49.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 55.1% for men and 42.7% for women. 57% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 70 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 193 (44%) · **■** Other work 2 (0%) · **■** Marginal 178 (40%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Punasa

- Billora Khurd834 people
- Sailani830 people
- Harbanspura820 people
- Bhurlay817 people
- Mundhai800 people
- Bawadiya795 people
- Karoli791 people
- Mohanya Kalan786 people

[All 165 villages in Punasa](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/khandwa/punasa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dantha from Khandwa?110 km by road
- What is the population of Dantha?802 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dantha in?Khandwa district (Punasa sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dantha?48.9% (Census 2011)